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1429. Specific Variations in the Skeletons of Vertebrates. By R. W. 
Shufeldt. Zbzd., No. 221, April 29, 1887, pp. 414-416. 
1430. Lhe Maxtllo-palatines of Tachycineta. By Frederic A. Lucas. 
Tbid., No. 223, May 13, 1887, pp. 461, 462. Seealso R. W. Shufeldt, zdzd., 
No. 226, June 3, 1887, p. 538, and Frederic A. Lucas, zé¢d., Vol. X, No. 
230, July 1, 1887, p. 12. 
1431. Another Muscle in Birds of Taxonomic Value. By R. W. Shu- 
feldt. Jbzd., No. 229, June 24, 1887, pp. 623, 624. 
1432. The Wanton Destruction of the Florida Heronries. By R. W. 
Shufeldt. JZé¢d., Vol. X, No. 233, July 22, 1887, pp. 47, 48. 
1433. Jeobin’s Nest. By C. H. Leete. Jdzd., p. 48.—Repeated repair- 
ing of old nests. 
1434. Lhe Dermo-Tensor Patagii Muscle. By R. W.Shufeldt. Jdzd., 
No 234, July 29, 1887, p. 57- 
1435. tobin’s Nest. ByJ. A.Allen. Jdzd., p.60.—Other cases simi- 
lar to that narrated in No. 1433. 
1436. Pars Propatagtalis musculicucullaris. By Leonhard Stejneger. 
Tbid., No. 235, Aug. 5, 1887, pp. 70, 71. 
1437. Robin's Nest. By H. M. Hill. J/dzd., p.72.—Another case of 
repeated repairing of old nests. 
1438. Diagnosis of a New Species of Thrush (Turdus celenops sp. 
nov.) from Fapan. By Leonhard Stejneger. /d¢d., N6. 238, Aug. 26, 
1887, p. 108. 
1439. The Flight of Birds. By J.S.Newberry. Jb¢d., No. 254, Dec. 
16, 1887, pp- 299, 300. 
1440. The Mechanism of the Flight of Birds. By Elliott Coues. 
Ibid., No. 256, Dec. 30, 1887, pp. 321-322. 
1441. [The fight of birds.| By W.S. Strode. Jbdd., p. 322. 
1442. The Flight of Birds. By J. 5. Newberry and W. P. Trowbridge, 
Tbid., Vol. Xi, No. 257, Jan. 6,:1888, pp: 9, 10: See) alsoyWredenicrAe 
Lucas, zbid., No. 261, Feb. 3, 1888, pp. 58, 59. 
1443. Leappearance of our Native Birds. Editorial. Jb¢d., Vol. 
XII, No. 287, Aug. 3, 1888, p. 49.—Supposed unusual abundance of birds. 
1444. Our Native Birds. By Bradford Torrey and Frank M. Chap- 
man. Jbdzd., No. 288, Aug. 10, 1888, p. 71.—Letters denying any increase 
in numbers of native birds. See also No. 1445. 
1445. Our Native Birds. By Wm. T. Davis, R. B. Fulton, and L. N. 
Johnson. Jb¢d., No. 290, Aug. 24, 1888, p. 96.—Letters affirming no in- 
crease in their numbers, noting a decrease, and referring the rumored 
increase to the fact of a storm during the spring migration having driven 
many small birds into city streets and other unusual places. 
‘The Quarterly Journal of the Boston Zoological Society,’ whose pub- 
lication ended with Vol. III, No. 1, contains the following (Nos. 1446- 
1459) in Vols. II and III. For Vol. I, see Bull. N. O. C., VIII, 233. 
1446. First Capture of Nauclerus forficatus in Massachusetts. By Ar- 
thur P. Chadbourne. ‘The Quarterly Fournal of the Boston Zodlogical 
Socrety,’ Vol. II, 1883, p. 16. 
